Childminder in Bracknell Forest

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 9 April 2018 9 September 2015

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding 1

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This inspection: Outstanding 1

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding 1

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This provision is outstanding

 The childminder demonstrates an excellent commitment when working with other professionals, agencies and parents in order to identify and prioritise children's individual needs. Children benefit from high levels of continuity in their care and are extremely well prepared for the next stage in their learning.  The childminder's meticulous observations, assessment and professional judgement give her a valuable insight into how each child learns best. This information informs her planning and helps her to challenge children appropriately to even higher levels of learning.  The childminder provides extensive opportunities for children to follow and explore their own interests. Children make decisions about their play. They act out their own experiences of the world around them, discover how things work and are given time to play and practise skills again and again.  Children enjoy highly nutritious, varied home-cooked meals each day. The childminder

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This provision is outstanding

carefully adapts her menus to cater for specific dietary needs. Children quickly develop a positive attitude to trying new meals. They eat a broad diet and manage cutlery and tidying away with increasing independence.  Children make rapid progress in acquiring the learning and skills needed for school, with any delays being quickly narrowed by prompt and effective action.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 extend the excellent outdoor pursuits already in place to encourage children further to make closer observations about the world around them.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed, listened to and talked with children as they played indoors.  The inspector discussed with the childminder the policies and procedures that relate to children's safety and welfare.  The inspector looked at children's records, the childminder's planning and evaluation of activities, and information exchanged with parents.  The inspector took account of the views of parents from their written communication.  The inspector spoke with the childminder about the impact of her training, experience and practice on raising outcomes for children.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is outstanding

Safeguarding is effective. The childminder has a thorough knowledge of child protection issues. She takes her responsibilities very seriously and is prepared and capable of acting in the best interests of children at all times. The childminder diligently updates her training in safeguarding and knows whom to inform and contact should she need specific guidance. She underpins her practice with robust policies and procedures that cover a wide range of areas, such as managing allegations and establishing cultural boundaries. The childminder reflects carefully on her own suitability for her role and continues to identify ways she can improve her practice. For example, she engages parents in their children's learning with exemplary ways of sharing and monitoring their children's progress. The high quality of her teaching raises children's progress to high levels.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is outstanding

The childminder's journey to becoming outstanding is built on a firm foundation of high expectations of herself and continuous professional development. For example, she captivates toddlers' attention with an abundance of innovative, colourful and practical ideas. Children are so fascinated that they concentrate for longer periods, investigate more thoroughly and learn to use a more extensive range of vocabulary to describe their experiences. Close partnerships with children's parents help the childminder to identify new ways of inspiring children to even higher levels of curiosity and investigation. For example, together they have discovered new teaching materials from a wildlife charity. However, the childminder has yet to explore these in any depth with the children.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are outstanding

The childminder is extremely calm, kind and patient. Parents are very complimentary in their written reviews and reflections on her care and guidance. Children form exceptionally warm and secure relationships with the childminder and each other. She gently and consistently models clear expectations for children's behaviour. Toddlers rapidly learn to moderate their feelings and adapt their behaviour to different situations. For example, they can quickly switch from boisterous singing and dancing activities to exemplary table manners. Children thoroughly enjoy planting and nurturing vegetables from tiny seeds. They master handling small tools and take an interest in healthy foods.

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Outcomes for children are outstanding

All children make rapid progress in their learning. For example, children who are learning more than one language express themselves clearly. They have time to learn to link sounds with letters in preparation for starting school. Children question widely and use specific vocabulary to help them compare items and solve problems. They work exceptionally well with each other and enjoy celebrating each other's achievements as well as their own.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 119050 Local authority Bracknell Forest Inspection number 1126732 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 1 - 8 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 5

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 9 September 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 1993. She lives in Bracknell, Berkshire. The childminder operates from Monday to Friday, for most of the year. She is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged two, three and four years.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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